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The third of a triumvirate of young classic-winning sons of Sadler’s Wells – following Montjeu and Galileo – High Chaparral was a little slow to get underway in his stud career, but has made considerable progress in the last two seasons. This was underlined by a stellar international weekend that saw him represented by three graded stakes winners, ...

By Jennifer Wirth, of The Saturday Post In 1969, an ordinary coin was tossed into the air that held three sides – winning, losing, and everything beyond the two polar outcomes.The outcome of the coin toss was a testament to the principle that an extraordinary life doesn’t lend itself to pre-existing realities or expectations.  It is a ...

With roughly half of the 4,857 Keeneland September yearlings now through the ring, here are the results thus far broken down by TrueNicks rating. As you will see, there is a correlation between TrueNicks rating and average and median prices. TrueNicks # Sold Average Median A++ 284 $126,599 $78,500 ...

It was nine o’clock in the morning on May 7, 2002—25 years to the day since Seattle Slew’s historic victory in the Kentucky Derby. The great Thoroughbred gave one final look at his devoted owners, Karen and Mickey Taylor, who, as usual, were by his side, and with his eyes, he let them know, as the Sioux warriors would say before going to battle, ...

TrueNicks announces the addition of Street Magician (TrueNicks) to our stallion roster. The graded stakes-winning sprinter will stand at Northview Stallion Station near Chesapeake City, Md., for the 2011 breeding season. The son of top sire Street Cry won the Hirsch Jacobs Stakes (gr. III, video below) over six furlongs and the Aventura Stakes ...

Originally published in the September 25, 2010 issue of The Blood-Horse magazine. Feel free to share your own thoughts and opinions at the bottom of the column.)   By Evan Hammonds   Changes to Keeneland’s September yearling sale aside, it’s hard to get a good angle on the yearling market as the first week of the ...

The Super Derby (gr. II) will be run this Saturday at Louisiana Downs. Past champions to win the race include Alysheba, Sunday Silence, and Tiznow. First run in 1980, the Super Derby was originally a 10-furlong end-of-season showdown for three-year-olds. The inaugural race offered a Travers exacta rematch, with Belmont-Travers-Jockey Club Gold ...

Proven sire power and racetrack excellence on the dam side ruled the early days of the 2010 Keeneland September yearling sale--and when the two stars aligned, competitive bidding rocketed the yearlings into an out-of-this-world price stratosphere. Twenty-eight colts and fillies sold reached bids of $500,000 or higher during the first six days of ...

Part 3 of my Secretariat trilogy is a review of the long-awaited film that opens nationwide on Oct. 8. For those who wish to see the movie with an open mind and not be made aware of its flaws, you can just read the opening and closing graphs. To the casual and non-racing fans, the flaws will be of little concern. As much as I want the movie to do ...